Weaving in Beauty October 2009 Class Day 1

Window Rock, AZ How can it be October already?  Eight students started our October Weaving in Beauty class and did their warps this morning.   Warping is hard work, so by this afternoon, we were ready for some shopping in Gallup, about 24 miles from here.  We started at Richardson’s Trading, where buyer Larry Fulbright is…

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Gallup, Toadlena and Class Conclusion

Tempe, AZ Since I’m getting ready to head back to Window Rock for another class, I wanted to get you caught up on the conclusion of our August classes.   I’ll start with the week-long class that ran from August 1st through the 8th.  On Thursday, we decided to head into Gallup for some shopping and…

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Weaving in Beauty Class Schedule for 2010

  I have just posted our class schedule for next year.  Once again, we will have three sessions of our popular weaving class and tour.  The dates for those classes are May 2-9, 2010 July 26-August 1, 2010 October 2-9, 2010 You can find more information and a link to enroll on the class page.…

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Rugs Finished, Rugs Begun

Window Rock, AZ Two more of our first October class session students finished their rugs yesterday and our new class completed their loom warping and then went on a field trip to examine the rug styles (and jewelry) at Richardson’s Trading and Perry Null’s Tobe Turpen Trading Post. First, have a look at the fabulous…

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Weaving in Beauty October Class: Burnham’s Trading Post and Richardson’s

Our class is making great progress on their weaving and today we made our way to R.B. Burnham and Company Trading Post in Sanders, Arizona and then went on the Gallup, New Mexico for a visit to Richardson’s Trading, which is home to the world’s largest Navajo rug room. At Burnham’s, we enjoyed talking about…

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